Dumped X Factor judge
Kelly Rowland has come out of the woodwork to stir things up on
Simon Cowell’s US version of the show accusing him of blaming her when things went wrong.

Kelly Rowland was dropped from The X Factor (Picture: AP)

The Destiny’s Child hitmaker is warning new recruits Britney Spears and Disney star Demi Lovato, that Cowell is not an easy boss to work for.

The Lay It On Me singer fired a parting shot when she revealed Cowell used to blame her for things going wrong when she was on the show.

‘It is a lot of responsibility and when, or if, you screw up everybody blames you. Simon included,’ said Rowland. The pair didn’t part on the rosiest of terms after Rowland, 31, insisted she quit the British version of the show after one year, while X Factor insiders say she wasn’t sent a new contract.

The timing of her negativity caps a forgettable week for 52-year-old Cowell.

He found out an intruder who hid in his closet after breaking into his west London home with a brick earlier this year has been spared jail.

Leanne Zaloumis was banned from contacting Cowell indefinitely and given a 12-month community order with a mental health requirement by a court.

The 30-year-old stalker was ordered to wear an electronic tag, too.

Judge John Denniss also ordered her to stay at home between 7pm and 7am, but said the 102 days she spent in custody following the incident, in March, was ‘sufficient punishment’.